We Need to Go Deeper

A cramped submarine, a hostile abyss, and three increasingly panicked friends make for a co-op roguelike built around beautiful chaos. We Need to Go Deeper sends a crew into the Living Infinite, a sprawling Verne-like trench packed with strange sea life, ruined civilizations, and creatures eager to turn a voyage into a disaster. Its hand-drawn 2D presentation keeps the mood playful even when the hull is flooding and something enormous is chewing through the engines. Every descent feels like an expedition into the unknown, with survival depending far more on communication than individual heroics.

Crew members divide their attention between steering the vessel, manning weapons, repairing damage, managing power, gathering loot, and leaving the safety of the sub to investigate wrecks and stations. Each player chooses a role and loadout, then improvises when enemy attacks, fires, leaks, and malfunctioning systems pile up faster than anyone can handle them. Voyages use roguelike structure, so the route, dangers, rewards, and discoveries vary from run to run, while upgrades help shape a more capable deep-sea machine. Online and LAN co-op support two to four players, and bots can fill vacant seats when a full crew is unavailable.

The strongest feature is how naturally the game turns teamwork into comedy: one person shouts for repairs, another misses a torpedo shot, and the captain drives directly into a monster while everyone argues about whose fault it is. Biomes introduce distinct societies with their own strange languages, and translation tools gradually make encounters less mysterious, allowing crews to learn which inhabitants offer aid and which pose a threat. Its side-view submarine management recalls the co-op pressure of Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime and the tense systems juggling of Barotrauma, though it is lighter, faster, and more cartoonish than either. Players who enjoy unpredictable roguelike runs and friends who can laugh through failure find plenty to return to, while solo-minded players may miss the intended social spark.